Global citizenship education: topics and learning ...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

Global Citizenship Education TOPICS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Published in 2015 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France

? UNESCO 2015

ISBN 978-92-3-100102-4

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Global Citizenship Education TOPICS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Table of contents

Foreword

7

Acknowledgements

9

List of acronyms

11

1. Introduction

13

1.1 What is global citizenship education?

14

1.2 How was this guidance developed?

17

1.3 Who is this guidance for and how can it be used?

18

2. The guidance ? learning contents of global citizenship education 21

2.1 Domains

22

2.2 Outcomes

22

2.3 Attributes

23

2.4 Topics

25

2.5 Objectives

25

2.6 Key words

26

2.7 Guidance matrix

26

3. Implementing global citizenship education

45

3.1 How to integrate it in education systems

46

3.2 How to deliver it in the classroom

51

3.3 How to assess learning outcomes

56

Annexes

59

Annex 1: Selected online practices and resources

60

Annex 2: Bibliography

67

Annex 3: List of field testing participants

74

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List of tables

Table A: Overall guidance

28

Table B: Topics and elaborated learning objectives

30

B.1 Topic: Local, national and global systems and structures

32

B.2 Topic:Issues affecting interaction and connectedness

of communities at local, national and global levels

33

B.3 Topic: Underlying assumptions and power dynamics

34

B.4 Topic: Different levels of identity

35

B.5 Topic:D ifferent communities people belong to and how these are connected

36

B.6 Topic: Difference and respect for diversity

37

B.7 Topic: Actions that can be taken individually and collectively

38

B.8 Topic: Ethically responsible behaviour

39

B.9 Topic: Getting engaged and taking action

40

Table C: Key words

42

List of boxes

Box 1: Core conceptual dimensions of global citizenship education

15

Box 2: How to use the pedagogical guidance at country level

18

Box 3: Key learning outcomes

22

Box 4: Key learner attributes

23

Box 5: Topics

25

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